Need Some Luck (AUS)

Country
Australia
Foal Date
16-Nov-20
Sex
gelding
Colour
bay
Sire
Rubick
Prize Money
527095
Owners
Throsby Racing
About

Need Some Luck is a 5yo bay gelding (male) from Australia trained by Peter Snowden, who is based at Randwick. He is sired by the stallion Rubick out of the dam Lovely Jubly. Given that he is a stakes winner and has amassed $527,095 in career earnings, Need Some Luck is regarded as a racehorse with above-average ability. On 8th Nov 2025 at Flemington, Need Some Luck was ridden by Jamie Melham and scored his most significant win to date, getting the money in the $200000.00 Open Handicap, defeating De Bergerac. He has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Need Some Luck throughout his career you'd have achieved a 73% return on investment.

Raced At
Flemington • Rosehill Gardens • Eagle Farm • Gold Coast • Randwick • Warwick Farm • Canterbury • Scone • Canterbury Park • Hawkesbury
Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Flemington 08-Nov-25 1200m HEAVY 8 R3 LR Open Hcp $122,295 (of $200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:12.600, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5thJ Melham 54.5kg1 (9)
Rosehill Gardens 24-Oct-25 1030m SOFT 5 R1 OPEN-BT Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:02.510 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.450T Berry1 (10)
Rosehill Gardens 13-Oct-25 900m GOOD 4 R6 OPEN-BT Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:54.960 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.160T Sherry 1.02L2 (7)
Eagle Farm 28-Jun-25 1200m GOOD 4 R9 G3 Open Quality $2,750 (of $200,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:09.210, SP: 4.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.980T Berry 55kg 4.44L8 (12)
Eagle Farm 14-Jun-25 1200m GOOD 3 R5 LR Open Quality $29,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:09.470, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.540T Berry 54.5kg 0.54L2 (11)
Royal Randwick 30-May-25 1045m HEAVY 8 R4 OPEN-BT Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:04.400 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.680T Berry1 (8)
Gold Coast 10-May-25 1200m HEAVY 8 R4 LR Open Quality $29,000 (of $160,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.390, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.090T Berry 54kg 1.50L2 (10)
Randwick 19-Apr-25 1200m SOFT 5 R5 3YO+ BM 88 Hcp $82,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.050, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.380T Berry 56.5kg1 (14)
Royal Randwick 28-Mar-25 1050m SOFT 5 R5 OPEN-BT Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:04.250 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.220T Berry 0.20L2 (10)
Rosehill Gardens 06-Mar-25 900m SOFT 5 R10 OPEN-BT Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:53.030 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.150T Berry 10.02L5 (8)
Rosehill Gardens 09-Nov-24 1400m GOOD 4 R10 3YO+ BM 78 Hcp $82,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.580, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.270T Berry 58.5kg1 (9)
Warwick Farm 23-Oct-24 1400m GOOD 4 R5 3YO+ BM 78 Hcp $28,400 (of $60,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:22.090, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.100T Berry 57.5kg1 (9)
Rosehill Gardens 02-Oct-24 1200m SOFT 7 R5 3YO+ BM 72 Hcp $10,350 (of $60,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.350, SP: 2.10 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.950K Mcevoy 60.5kg 2.89L2 (9)
Canterbury 18-Sep-24 1250m GOOD 4 R3 3YO+ CH&G BM 72 Hcp $10,350 (of $60,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.860, SP: 1.65 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.990T Berry 60 0.68L2 (7)
Royal Randwick 09-Sep-24 1050m GOOD 4 R5 OPEN-BT Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:03.310 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.210T Berry1 (6)
Royal Randwick 30-Aug-24 740m GOOD 4 R13 OPEN-BT Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:43.230 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.980T Cousin 0 9.46L9 (10)
Warwick Farm 26-Jun-24 1300m HEAVY 8 R6 3YO+ CH&G BM 72 Hcp $5,500 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:18.230, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.700T Berry 59.5kg 0.87L3 (8)
Canterbury 10-Jun-24 1250m SOFT 7 R6 3YO+ BM 72 Hcp $30,500 (of $65,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:15.090, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.220T Berry 57.5kg1 (7)
Scone 18-May-24 1300m SOFT 6 R5 3,4YO BM 72 Hcp $3,500 (of $160,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:17.630, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 15th, 800m 15th, 400m 15th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.220M Bell 56kg 4.26L9 (16)
Royal Randwick 30-Apr-24 1050m GOOD 4 R4 OPEN-BT Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:01.940 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.720T Berry 0 1.43L4 (9)
Canterbury Park 19-Apr-24 905m SOFT 7 R6 OPEN-BT Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:55.930 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440T Berry 0 3.64L6 (7)
Warwick Farm 11-Oct-23 1200m GOOD 3 R3 Mdn Set Weight $48,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:08.720, SP: 1.90 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.010R Maloney 57kg1 (8)
Royal Randwick 22-Sep-23 1050m SOFT 6 R8 3Y+ MDN-BT Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:04.050 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.420R Maloney 01 (10)
Warwick Farm 12-Jun-23 1200m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $10,350 (of $60,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.620, SP: 1.70 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.450K Mcevoy 56kg 1.17L2 (6)
Warwick Farm 31-May-23 1200m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Hcp $9,600 (of $55,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:09.650, SP: 3.60 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.040K Mcevoy 57.5kg 0.89L2 (11)
Warwick Farm 26-May-23 801m GOOD 4 R7 2YC&G-BT Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:48.280 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.470K Mcevoy 01 (8)
Royal Randwick 15-May-23 740m SOFT 7 R13 2YC&G-BT Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:44.950 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.080K Mcevoy 01 (6)
Hawkesbury 21-Feb-23 1000m SOFT 5 R5 2Y-BT Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:59.720 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.410K Mcevoy 01 (6)
Royal Randwick 06-Feb-23 740m GOOD 4 R15 2Y-BT Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:43.790 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.700K Mcevoy 0 2.00L2 (8)